Structural Heart Programme

Our heart consists of four chambers. There are two upper chambers called the left and right atrium, and two lower chambers called the left and right ventricles. Each chamber of the heart has one valve, making it 4 valves in total. The valves allow the blood to move through the heart in a single direction only.

The valves are called the aortic valve, pulmonary valve, tricuspid valve and mitral valve.

The mitral valve and tricuspid valve are located between the atria and the ventricles.

The aortic valve and pulmonary valve are located between the ventricles and the major blood vessels leaving the heart.